People v. Lewis
Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed and matter remitted to Supreme Court for sentencing in accordance with the following Memorandum: We agree with the contention of defendant that his conviction of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree (Penal Law § 220.06 [5]) is not supported by legally sufficient evidence that defendant had the requisite knowledge of the weight of the controlled substance (see, People v Ryan, 82 NY2d 497; People v Lawrence, 204 AD2d 969, Iv granted 84 NY2d 937; People v Williams, 210 AD2d 914; People v Maye, 206 AD2d 846). The evidence is sufficient, however, to sustain a conviction of the lesser included offense of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (Penal Law § 220.03), which
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